• Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda For Change

  Director:	Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies

  December 1, 2008 - New York, NY

  This symposium was cosponsored by Council on Foreign Relations and the Asahi-Shimbun.

  Widely acclaimed as the most respected and credible source of news in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, the Asahi Shimbun is one of Japan’s oldest and largest national newspapers, with a daily circulation of over eight million. Based in Tokyo, its overseas network includes five general bureaus covering America from Washington DC, Europe from London, the Middle East from Cairo, Asia from Bangkok, and China from Beijing, with an additional bureau newly opened in Havana, Cuba, in 2007. It has a presence in about 30 locations worldwide with 53 correspondents. The company also broadcasts nationwide in Japan via TV Asahi and has a news website, Asahi.com.

  This event has also been made possible by the generosity of the following corporate sponsors of CFR's Japan program: Canon USA, Mitsui & Company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Mitsubishi International Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, and Toyota Motor North America.

   

  Symposium Summary Report (PDF, 148K)

   

  
  

   

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  Meetings

  Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session One: Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership

  Conference Panel Session

  
  December 1, 2008

  Related Project: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda For Change

  Introductory Speaker:	Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
  Panelists:	Tanaka Akihiko, Professor of International Politics, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo
  	Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, and Director, Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Funabashi Yoichi, Editor-in-Chief, Asahi Shimbun

  Transcript: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session One: Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership
  Audio: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session One: Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership (Audio)
  Video: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session One: Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership (Video)

   

  Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session Two: The Global Economy - Instabilities and Reforms

  Conference Panel Session

  
  December 1, 2008

  Related Project: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda For Change

  Panelists:	Takenaka Heizo, Professor and Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
  	Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Benn Steil, Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Paul Sheard, Former Global Chief Economist, Lehman Brothers

  Transcript: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Two: The Global Economy
  Audio: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Two: The Global Economy (Audio)
  Video: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Two: The Global Economy (Video)

   

  Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session Three: Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia

  Conference Panel Session

  
  December 1, 2008

  Related Project: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda For Change

  Panelists:	Elizabeth C. Economy, C. V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Tanaka Hitoshi, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
  	Gary Samore, Vice President and Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  	Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
  Presider:	Evans J.R. Revere, President, Korea Society

  Transcript: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Three: Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia
  Audio: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Three: Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia (Audio)
  Video: Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Session Three: Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia (Video)

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  Further Readings

  Coverage in the Asahi Shimbun (all in Japanese):

  • Opening remarks by Richard Haass
  • Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership
  • The Global Economy - Instabilities and Reforms
  • Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia

   

   

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